Chapter 123

Regina's stomach was in a twist of anxiety and her heart raced slightly faster than usual in her chest. Cillian walked beside her. Throughout the journey to her office, he hadn't said anything. When they arrived, he held the door open for her and she hurried in. Once the door was closed, Regina turned to face him, trying her best to seem confident, to smile and not wring her fingers together like some nervous highschool girl. But some habits die hard. "What did you want to talk to me about?" Cillian's voice sliced through the silence and even though he didn't raise it, Regina found herself flinching slightly, startled for no reason at all. "Ah, yes, what I wanted to talk to you about," she started, cracking her brain for an answer. Because in reality, she has nothing she wanted to talk to Cillian about. She had stepped out of the conference room, to be precise, she followed him out of the conference room when he walked out and happened to see him approaching Bellatrix. She stayed throw